The First Three Years

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Annotation

Tracks 1-3, 1-5 to 1-6, 1-8, 1-10 to 1-11 from 'Windows', 1984
Tracks 1-1 to 1-2, 1-4, 1-7, 1-9, 1-12 from 'Is it Safe', 1985
Tracks 2-1 to 2-12 from 'Mr. Bongo', 1986

Annotation last modified on 2020-07-04 09:52 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Beginnings
2▼CD: Mr. Bongo
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1Miles to Go Before I Sleep
engineer:
Tom McCauley and Skipper Wise
co-producer:
Ed Cohen and Tim Timmermans
producer:
Skipper Wise
additional keyboard [keyboards], drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tim Timmermans
additional percussion, keyboard [acoustic keyboards] and keyboard [electric keyboards]:
Ed Cohen
bass [basses]:
Skipper Wise
guest electric guitar:
Derol Caraco (Production music composer)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Michael Acosta
remixer:
Tom McCauley
recorded at and mixed at:
Moving Hands Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States and Saylor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Miles to Go Before I Sleep
composer:
Tim Timmermans
3:15
2Smiles
engineer:
Tom McCauley and Skipper Wise
co-producer:
Ed Cohen and Tim Timmermans
producer:
Skipper Wise
additional keyboard [keyboards], drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tim Timmermans
additional percussion and keyboard [electric keyboards]:
Ed Cohen
bass [basses]:
Skipper Wise
guest acoustic guitar and guest electric guitar:
Derol Caraco (Production music composer)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Michael Acosta
remixer:
Tom McCauley
recorded at and mixed at:
Moving Hands Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States and Saylor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Smiles
composer:
Derol Caraco (Production music composer)
3:36
3Mr. Bongo
engineer:
Tom McCauley and Skipper Wise
co-producer:
Ed Cohen and Tim Timmermans
producer:
Skipper Wise
additional bongos:
Debra Dobkin
additional keyboard [keyboards], drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tim Timmermans
additional percussion and keyboard [electric keyboards]:
Ed Cohen
bass [basses] and guitar:
Skipper Wise
guest electric guitar:
Derol Caraco (Production music composer)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Michael Acosta
additional background vocals:
The Mr. Bongo Singers (vocal group supporting Windows)
additional vocals:
Ed Cohen, Neal Morse (US prog rock singer, musician and composer), Laurie Smith-Cohen and Wendy Smith (British musician, formerly with Prefab Sprout)
background vocals [The Mr. Bongo Singers]:
Elin Carlson, Randy Crenshaw, Cindy Martineau and Richard Morse
lead vocals:
Richard Morse
remixer:
Joe Chiccarelli
vocals arranger:
Richard Morse
recorded at and mixed at:
Moving Hands Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States and Saylor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
remixed at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Mr. Bongo
lyricist and composer:
Ed Cohen, Richard Morse and Skipper Wise
4:04
410 Till 2
engineer:
Tom McCauley and Skipper Wise
co-producer:
Ed Cohen and Tim Timmermans
producer:
Skipper Wise
additional keyboard [keyboards] and drums (drum set):
Tim Timmermans
bass [basses]:
Skipper Wise
guest electric guitar:
Derol Caraco (Production music composer)
keyboard [electric keyboards]:
Ed Cohen
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Michael Acosta
remixer:
Tom McCauley
recorded at and mixed at:
Moving Hands Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States and Saylor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
10 Till 2
composer:
Michael Acosta, Ed Cohen and Skipper Wise
3:25
5Moving Hands
engineer:
Tom McCauley and Skipper Wise
co-producer:
Ed Cohen and Tim Timmermans
producer:
Skipper Wise
additional keyboard [keyboards], drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tim Timmermans
additional percussion, keyboard [acoustic keyboards] and keyboard [electric keyboards]:
Ed Cohen
bass [basses]:
Skipper Wise
guest acoustic guitar and guest electric guitar:
Derol Caraco (Production music composer)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Michael Acosta
remixer:
Tom McCauley
recorded at and mixed at:
Moving Hands Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States and Saylor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Moving Hands
composer:
Ed Cohen and Skipper Wise
4:39
6Love Walks In
engineer:
Tom McCauley and Skipper Wise
co-producer:
Ed Cohen and Tim Timmermans
producer:
Skipper Wise
additional electric guitar:
Peter White (smooth jazz/jazz fusion guitarist)
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Tim Timmermans and Peter White (smooth jazz/jazz fusion guitarist)
additional percussion and keyboard [electric keyboards]:
Ed Cohen
bass [basses]:
Skipper Wise
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tim Timmermans
guest electric guitar:
Derol Caraco (Production music composer)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Michael Acosta
additional vocals:
Ed Cohen, Neal Morse (US prog rock singer, musician and composer), Laurie Smith-Cohen and Wendy Smith (British musician, formerly with Prefab Sprout)
lead vocals:
Debra Dobkin
remixer:
Tom McCauley
vocals arranger:
Richard Morse
recorded at and mixed at:
Moving Hands Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States and Saylor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Love Walks In
lyricist and composer:
Ed Cohen and Skipper Wise
publisher:
Crunchy Frog Publishing
3:53
7Freedom Dancing
engineer:
Tom McCauley and Skipper Wise
co-producer:
Ed Cohen and Tim Timmermans
producer:
Skipper Wise
additional keyboard [keyboards], drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tim Timmermans
additional percussion, keyboard [electric keyboards] and additional vocals:
Ed Cohen
bass [basses]:
Skipper Wise
guest electric guitar:
Derol Caraco (Production music composer)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Michael Acosta
remixer:
Tom McCauley
recorded at and mixed at:
Moving Hands Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States and Saylor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Freedom Dancing
composer:
Tim Timmermans
publisher:
Dog Drum Music
4:28
8New England Theatre
engineer:
Tom McCauley and Skipper Wise
co-producer:
Ed Cohen and Tim Timmermans
producer:
Skipper Wise
additional acoustic guitar:
Peter White (smooth jazz/jazz fusion guitarist)
additional percussion and keyboard [acoustic keyboards]:
Ed Cohen
bass [basses]:
Skipper Wise
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tim Timmermans
guest acoustic guitar:
Derol Caraco (Production music composer)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Michael Acosta
remixer:
Tom McCauley
recorded at and mixed at:
Moving Hands Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States and Saylor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
New England Theatre
composer:
Ed Cohen, Skipper Wise and Tim Timmermans
publisher:
Crunchy Frog Publishing and Dog Drum Music
2:50
9Pineapple Salute
engineer:
Tom McCauley and Skipper Wise
co-producer:
Ed Cohen and Tim Timmermans
producer:
Skipper Wise
additional keyboard [keyboards], drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tim Timmermans
additional percussion and keyboard [electric keyboards]:
Ed Cohen
bass [basses]:
Skipper Wise
guest electric guitar:
Derol Caraco (Production music composer)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Michael Acosta
remixer:
Tom McCauley
recorded at and mixed at:
Moving Hands Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States and Saylor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Pineapple Salute
composer:
Michael Acosta, Ed Cohen and Skipper Wise
publisher:
Charli-o Music and Crunchy Frog Publishing
3:19
10Dickens Place
engineer:
Tom McCauley and Skipper Wise
co-producer:
Ed Cohen and Tim Timmermans
producer:
Skipper Wise
additional keyboard [keyboards], drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tim Timmermans
additional percussion, keyboard [acoustic keyboards] and keyboard [electric keyboards]:
Ed Cohen
bass [basses]:
Skipper Wise
guest electric guitar:
Derol Caraco (Production music composer)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Michael Acosta
remixer:
Tom McCauley
recorded at and mixed at:
Moving Hands Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States and Saylor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Dickens Place
composer:
Ed Cohen and Skipper Wise
publisher:
Crunchy Frog Publishing
5:10
11My Baby Got Love
engineer:
Tom McCauley and Skipper Wise
co-producer:
Ed Cohen and Tim Timmermans
producer:
Skipper Wise
additional keyboard [electric keyboards] and additional percussion:
Ed Cohen
additional keyboard [keyboards], drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tim Timmermans
bass [basses]:
Skipper Wise
guest acoustic guitar and guest electric guitar:
Derol Caraco (Production music composer)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Michael Acosta
vocals:
Skipper Wise
remixer:
Tom McCauley
recorded at and mixed at:
Moving Hands Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States and Saylor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
My Baby Got Love
lyricist and composer:
Derol Caraco (Production music composer)
4:01
12Chapter Two
engineer:
Tom McCauley and Skipper Wise
co-producer:
Ed Cohen and Tim Timmermans
producer:
Skipper Wise
additional acoustic guitar:
Peter White (smooth jazz/jazz fusion guitarist)
additional keyboard [keyboards] and drums (drum set):
Tim Timmermans
bass [basses]:
Skipper Wise
guest acoustic guitar:
Derol Caraco (Production music composer)
keyboard [acoustic keyboards] and keyboard [electric keyboards]:
Ed Cohen
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Michael Acosta
additional background vocals:
The Mr. Bongo Singers (vocal group supporting Windows)
additional vocals:
Ed Cohen, Neal Morse (US prog rock singer, musician and composer), Laurie Smith-Cohen and Wendy Smith (British musician, formerly with Prefab Sprout)
background vocals [The Mr. Bongo Singers]:
Elin Carlson, Randy Crenshaw, Cindy Martineau and Richard Morse
lead vocals:
Elin Carlson
remixer:
Tom McCauley
vocals arranger:
Richard Morse
recorded at and mixed at:
Moving Hands Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States and Saylor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Chapter Two
lyricist and composer:
Ed Cohen, Richard Morse and Skipper Wise
3:59